Data shows rates of this cancer, which has easy to dismiss symptoms, are quadruple that of Italy, triple that of Spain and more than double the equivalent in France.
READ MORE: Breakthrough for bowel cancer as new test shows 90% accuracyDiagnoses of a cancer that kills 22 patients per day in the UK are up to four times higher than the number in Europe, alarming data suggests.
She warned that heartburn, a problem that blights about a quarter of the population, is one of the key symptoms. Overall, charity Cancer Research UK estimates about three in five of the near 9,500 cases of oesophageal cancer diagnosed in Britain each year are preventable. He encouraged people to be aware of the potential signs of the cancer as an early diagnosis is potentially lifesaving.
One family who knows just how easy it is to dismiss the potential symptoms of oesophageal cancer, which kills some 8,000 patients each year, is that of Jenny Mosley. Thankfully this was caught at an early stage which will allow medics to monitor the change, called Barrett's oesophagus which has a 13 per cent chance of becoming cancerous, for any worrying developments.Dave Mosley's condition was spotted using an innovative capsule sponge test pilot, developed alongside Heartburn Cancer UK.
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